Rosaleen Citron

CEO, WhiteHat Inc.

Rosaleen Citron is the Chief Executive Officer of WhiteHat Inc., an industry leading Information Technology Security Provider. Ms. Citron oversees the overall vision of the company within marketing, partnerships, alliance programs and supplier relationships. She is actively involved in the public, media and corporate awareness programs helping our partners and the public to understand the need for security in today's high-tech marketplace.

Compelling, dynamic and informative describes one of Canada's top women executives in high tech. Ms. Citron is engaged by publications for her insight and expertise in publications such as the Globe and Mail, the Business Journal, the Wall Street Journal and numerous technology trade publications.

Before being named as Chief Executive Officer of WhiteHat Inc., Ms. Citron gained valuable experience with one of the worlds largest Enterprise Software Providers and ISS Technologies Inc., a Bell Canada subsidiary. In 1993, with two decades of experience in the Canadian software industry, Ms. Citron founded 4comm Inc. as a computer security solutions vendor. With her customer support philosophies, extensive experience and industry knowledge she was instrumental in pioneering enterprise-wide security solutions for Fortune 500's in a specialized market sector in its infancy.

As an active member of the Computer Security Institute (CSI), the Information System Security Association (ISSA), and the Women's Executive Network, Ms. Citron is actively pursued for speaking engagements throughout North America.

Ms. Citron is amongst the Profit and Chatelaine Top 100 Women Business Owners for 2002 & 2003 and has been nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Most recently Profit Magazine had nominated Ms. Citron as Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.